(or here’s a list of what launched yesterday that might deserve a closer look)

Project:  Budgies With Grudges

Designer:  Richard Clark

Artist:  Richard Clark

Publisher:  Brain Blips

Genre/Mechanisms:  dice rolling, fighting, hand management, take that

Player Count:  2-4

Solo Mode:  no

Complexity:  light

Risk:  HIGH

Summary:  “Players combine hand management and strategic gameplay to become the ultimate champion of the birdcage fighting league.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping):  $24

All-In (w/shipping):  $96, includes 2 copies of the game plus vanity rewards

Campaign Ends:  4/30

Game Ships:  Aug. 2020

Funding Status: Currently at 16%, with 28 days to go.

Project:  Frosthaven

Designer:  Isaac Childres (Forge War, Founders of Gloomhaven, Gloomhaven, Return to Dark Tower)

Artists:  David Demaret (Batman: Gotham City Chronicles, Claustrophobia 1643, Mythic Battles: Pantheon), Alexandr Elichev (Android: Netrunner – 23 Seconds, Founders of Gloomhaven, Gloomhaven), Josh T. McDowell (Forge War, Founders of Gloomhaven, Gloomhaven)

Publisher:  Cephalofair Games (Forge War, Founders of Gloomhaven, Gloomhaven)

Genre/Mechanisms:  adventure, campaign/battle card driven, cooperative game, exploration, fighting, grid movement, hand management, legacy game, miniatures, modular board, role playing, scenario/mission/campaign game, simultaneous action selection, storytelling, variable player powers

Player Count:  1-4

Solo Mode:  yes

Complexity:  heavy

Risk:  low

Summary:  “A standalone adventure from the designer and publisher of Gloomhaven that features sixteen new characters, three new races, more than twenty new enemies, more than one hundred new items, and a new, 100-scenario campaign.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping):  $135

All-In (w/shipping):  $300

Campaign Ends:  5/1

Game Ships:  Mar. 2021

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 1080%, with 30 days to go.

Project:  Hangry Dogs

Designers:  Maria Gonzalez, Herman Ricoy

Artist:  Maria Gonzalez

Publisher:  Hangry Dogs

Genre/Mechanisms:  card game, hand management, set collection, take that

Player Count:  2-6

Solo Mode:  no

Complexity:  light

Risk:  HIGH

Summary:  “A card game about dogs, pizza and tricks.”

Base Pledge:  $21 + shipping

All-In:  $296 + shipping, includes vanity rewards

Campaign Ends:  5/5

Game Ships:  Feb. 2021

Funding Status: Currently at 29%, with 33 days to go.

Project:  Hatairo

Designers:  Masaru Ikeda, Princeton Wong (Animal Inc, CrossRoll Hong Kong, Electioneer)

Artist:  n/a (credit your artists!)

Publisher:  NightDreamer (Animal Inc, CrossRoll Hong Kong, Electioneer)

Genre/Mechanisms:  card game, drafting, pattern building, set collection

Player Count:  1-4

Solo Mode:  yes

Complexity:  medium-light

Risk:  HIGH

Summary:  “Players compete to “curate the best collection of flags in their flag gallery.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping):  $26

All-In (w/shipping):  $26, same as above

Campaign Ends:  4/30

Game Ships:  Mar. 2021

Funding Status: Currently at 32%, with 28 days to go.

Project:  Squire for Hire – Mystic Runes Core Set 2

Designer:  Jon Merchant (Squire for Hire)

Artist:  Jon Merchant (Squire for Hire)

Publisher:  Jon Merchant (Squire for Hire)

Genre/Mechanisms:  melding and splaying, set collection, tile placement

Player Count:  1-2

Solo Mode:  yes

Complexity:  light

Risk:  HIGH

Summary:  “A standalone expansion for Squire for Hire that sees your squire assistant on quests through treacherous mountains in hopes of finding the fabled mystic runes.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping):  $11

All-In (w/shipping):  $37, includes Squire for Hire & Character Pack

Campaign Ends:  4/16

Game Ships:  Aug. 2020

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 511%, with 15 days to go.

Project:  They Live: Assault on Cable 54

Designers:  Andrew Aitcheson, Matt Lees

Artists:  Makistony Carvalho, Hugo Dourado

Publisher:  Iconiq Studios

Genre/Mechanisms:  action/ event, adventure, cooperative game, deduction, dice rolling, point to point movement

Player Count:  4-6

Solo Mode:  no

Complexity:  medium-light

Risk:  HIGH

Summary:  “A cooperative adventure board game based on the cult movie. Use your Kick Ass dice & custom sunglasses to find the hidden enemy within.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping):  $76

All-In (w/shipping):  $512, includes vanity rewards

Campaign Ends:  4/30

Game Ships:  Dec. 2020

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 135%, with 25 days to go.

Project:  Up & Away

Designers:  Daniel Greve (SINS: Rise of Wrath), Jason Lindborg (SINS: Rise of Wrath)

Artists:  Douglas Diego, Darryl Petrucci (SINS: Rise of Wrath)

Publisher:  Jack in the Box Games

Genre/Mechanisms:  action drafting, card drafting, card game, catch the leader, chaining, dice rolling, racing, set collection

Player Count:  2-8

Solo Mode:  no

Complexity:  light

Risk:  HIGH

Summary:  “A game of drafting and engine building. Draft the most beneficial cards, avoid obstacles or roll the dice if you’re feeling lucky.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping):  $57

All-In (w/shipping):  $116

Campaign Ends:  4/30

Game Ships:  Jan. 2021

Funding Status: Currently at 65%, with 30 days to go.